Today’s Word
No restraints
“Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord” Psalm 40:11 Withhold – David was Israel’s greatest king but not because of his victories in battle or his expansive empire. David was Israel’s greatest king because he was a man after God’s own heart. Today we are the beneficiaries of his deep devotion. Today…
Then and Now
“but then I shall know fully just as I also have been fully known” 1 Corinthians 13:12 Know Fully – The same verb two times. The only difference is the verb tense, but what a difference it makes. It’s the difference between what I will know and what God already knows. Epiginosko is the intense…
Blessed are those who pursue
“Pursue love” 1 Corinthians 14:1 Pursue – It’s all connected. Start anywhere in the Bible and pretty soon you will find that you have traveled over all the themes. Like a magnificently complex kaleidoscope, the words of Scripture are all connected. Each one leads us to another, often reminding us of other nuances and other…
And what are you?
“But by the grace of God I am what I am” 1 Corinthians 15:10 I am what I am – Would you be comfortable with this statement? Could you stand up alongside Paul and proclaim, “By the grace of God I am what I am”? That’s a remarkable claim. It implies that Paul is satisfied…
The gods we serve
“I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.” Hosea 2:5 Lovers – What is the principal imagery of the Hebrew root for “love” (ahav)? It’s action! In Hebrew, love is a verb, the description of my behavior toward another. …
Where Love Finds Us
“I remember concerning you the devotion of your youth, the love of your betrothals, your following after Me in the wilderness,” Jeremiah 2:2 Wilderness – You can’t dip into the pages of Scripture very long without finding yourself in the desert. Over and over, God’s real character is displayed in some wilderness scene. It is…
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